"Then why did you let him work?" Li He was not surprised that Fu Xia bought the pizza shop where Fu Yao worked. Fu Xia could do something like that.
"Do you think I don't know my own son? He looks honest and quiet, but he's actually a donkey. If you tell him to go east, he'll go west.
If I tell him the truth, he'll definitely turn around and leave. It's better to let him stay here. At least he won't wander off to other places and I won't have to worry about him. "After Fu Xia finished speaking, she unconsciously sighed.
"He's grown up. You should give him some respect. Don't always be self-centered and hurt his self-esteem." Li He did not know his son's character, but he knew Fu Xia. "Don't you feel bad for your son? It's so hard for him to deliver takeout every day."
"Didn't you tell me before that you have to starve him? You can't raise him to be a greenhouse flower." Fu Xia naturally had something to say to shut Li He up. "Now you're not happy that I'm doing this?"
"Sigh, I really can't get through to you." He was worried that Fu Xia would spoil her son, so he said that. In fact, he was just saying it. If the child really worked hard, he would not be happy.
"Don't worry about our son. It's just reverse psychology. I understand," Fu Xia said with a smile. "It's training to get in touch with society early. Moreover, it's not like he's suffering.
Think about it, I suffered a lot back then. He has food and drinks. There's nothing to worry about. "
Li He shook his head and said a few words. He hung up the phone and did not say anything else.
Wang Ziwen and Qiu Liang carefully sat back in the car and did not say a word.
After staying in the United States for about ten days, the couple was preparing to go back. Li He's invitations came one after another. He Fang did not have time to accompany him, so she went back to China first.
However, he did not attend every banquet. As long as it was a banquet, he would never attend. He, Old Li Er, was a slipper from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere. He could not stand etiquette. When Westerners ate, they really ate. There was nothing to talk about at all. He was too lazy to wear a suit and tie and pretended to make small talk.
At this moment, he was standing on a large yacht, holding a fishing rod in his hand as he stared at the floats without blinking.
"Mr. Li, as an old friend, I urgently need your help." Peng Andong, chairman of the Kodak Corporation, stood behind Li He. He was afraid that he would startle the fish in the sea, so he spoke very softly.
"Kodak's revenue has fallen by 20% for four consecutive quarters, and it has suffered losses for four consecutive quarters." Li He sighed. "You've been too attached to the profits in the traditional field for a long time, and thus missed the best opportunity for transformation."
"Yes, our hesitation in the digital market caused us to lose this huge market." Peng Andong didn't hide anything.
"Your most immediate crisis is whether you still have enough cash to support the company's transformation after years of annual losses and a huge decline in performance in the last four quarters." Li He smiled. "KKR only invested 400 million USD and obtained 17% of the shares. That's really cheap."
Since 1997, except for 2007, there were no other records of profit. In 2009, Kodak Corporation announced that it would stop producing the 74-year-old Kodachrome brand film, and the era of film was history.
Li He understood that Kodak was not far from death.
"Mr. Li, we have a deep technical reserve and about 1,100 patents. As long as we have enough funds, we still have a chance," Peng Andong vowed. "Please believe me!"
"Digital technology is rapidly becoming more and more popular, and the competition in the production of digital cameras is fierce. Do you have the ability to compete with the Japanese?" Li He said very directly. "Even if we seize the opportunity of digital, we can't rely on digital equipment to survive. The film and digital camera market was eventually destroyed by mobile phones and the mobile Internet. "
Kodak was on the verge of bankruptcy not only because the company was complacent and refused to keep up with the times.
In the past ten years, Kodak had been trying to adapt to the changes of the times and had introduced some innovative products. However, no one expected the development of mobile phones to be so rapid.
"How can mobile phones be used for photography?!" Peng Andong exclaimed. "Photography requires specialized tools, and mobile phones alone can't meet the needs!"
"But for ordinary people, one mobile phone is enough." Li He waved the Nokia mobile phone in his hand. "Didn't you see the comments on the Internet? Although the image quality isn't good enough, it's enough to surprise people.
As technology improves, I believe it will be more interesting in the future. "
"You're saying that we should get involved in the mobile phone camera market?"
"No, it's just a suggestion." Li He took a sip of tea and smiled. "Actually, there are many industries that you can do. You should use your technical advantages in optics, chemicals, and materials to cut into new fields as soon as possible. You shouldn't be stuck in the camera industry. Industrial X-ray applications, anti-counterfeiting labeling systems, medical imaging, ultrasound solutions. Oh, too many. Do you understand what I mean? "
"Mr. Li, thank you for your reminder. We have been working hard to expand the optical components industry, high-performance materials industry, printing system industry, document processing industry, medical life sciences, and other industries, but we haven't been able to expand in depth." Peng Andong was stunned. He still hadn't understood.
"Oh, not bad." Li He took the opportunity to pull a catfish up. "Well done!"
The faint smell of the sea made him feel refreshed. He suddenly felt much younger.
"Then, Mr. Li …"
"My friend, I understand what you mean." Li He waved his hand, gesturing for him to stop talking. "I will introduce you to Amazon's Mr. Bezos. I think he will have some suggestions for Kodak. He's done a great job with the Internet. We are in the industry, so we need some Internet thinking, right?"
"That's a good idea." Peng Andong shrugged, accepting the suggestion.
"My friend, I hope you understand that if it's an acquisition, it's a full acquisition. You have to explain this to the board of directors. I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble." Li He smiled. Suddenly, his hand sank. Even after releasing the line, there was still a strong pull. "We've met a big guy."
Qiu Liang, who was beside him, cut off the fishing line with a knife.
"There are always some fierce guys in the sea." Peng Andong was used to it, even though he didn't have a hobby of fishing.
"I'm done." Li He threw down the fishing rod, feeling a little disappointed.
As soon as the cruise ship reached the shore, Ivanov came up to them. He pointed at a person behind him and said a few words.
"I don't think I need to introduce you, right?" Li He looked at the person behind Peng Andong and Ivanov.
"Hello, Jeff. Long time no see." Peng Andong took the initiative to greet him.
"Mr. Antonio, nice to see you again." Bezos extended his hand as well.
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